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Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Approach to Joint Pain ... e.g., meniscal tears ... #MSK #rheumatology ... #approach #workup ... #differential #diagnosis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
Rheumatoid arthritis ... reticularis Blood: Anemia ... infiltration damages tear ... inflammation tends to cause ... signs #symptoms #diagnosis
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
symptoms are not caused ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... Extrapulmonary: ankle arthritis ... acute sarcoidosis Pulmonary ... anterior/posterior MSK
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint Pain ... - Diagnostic Framework ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology # ... approach #workup
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
- Differential Diagnosis ... tract: Abdominal pain ... tract, and often causes ... involvement, abdominal pain ... #Rheumatology
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
include chest pain ... Inform theatre team ... consultation with cardiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- Differential Diagnosis ... tract, and often causes ... well as inner ear ... , testes -> pain ... #rheumatology #
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
, INC risk PE, Pulmonary ... phenomenon (16%) MSK ... Arthralgia and Arthritis ... Symptomatic: artificial tears ... Sjogrens #Syndrome #Rheumatology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
- Differential Diagnosis ... Pheochromocytoma • Pulmonary ... Hyperthyroidism • Anemia ... Symptoms: • Chest pain ... #Palpitations #Cardiology